Every so often, a Photo Challenge sends readers all over town.
Yet seldom have the responses been as far afield as last week.
Howard Silver’s image showed 3 large, colorful figures stuck to trees in the back yard of a Hitchcock Lane home. But where did they hang originally? (Click here to see.)
Not in any of the schools, stores or even Starbucks readers mentioned. Not at the old Westport Arts Center. Nope, nope, nope.
Cheryl McKenna knew, though. She remembered them from the tallest building on Main Street: the one we now know as The Gap.
Back in the day — after the furniture store at that site burned to the ground — a new 3-story structure arose. It was filled with small stores and offices.
It never worked. Westporters were not used to shopping vertically. (The Gap is a different story — it’s just one store.)
Those dancing figures hung in the atrium. Cheryl knew the artist too: Elise Black. She even remembered the original owner of the building: the Senie family.
Truly impressive.
Now it’s on to this week’s Photo Challenge. If you know where in Westport you’d see this, click “Comments” below.
(Photo/Bob Weingarten)
Dimes Marina building
The small building by the Compo marina?
Ned Dimes Marina Chimney?
Sconset Square ??
Can’t recall the address, but almost certain that is on one of the homes on Cockenoe Drive facing south.
The Ships Lantern?
Hah!
Compo beach marina
Doc’s chimney!! (Craig Davidson)
I can’t believe I messed up on this one. Of course, if the photo challenge is ever of the baseball stadium mural in his yard, I will be right on top of that one.
On a home across from Compo beach entrance
Sconset Sq?
I don’t know where it is, but during the Revolution, a white chimney indicated British Loyalists.
Across from Compo entrance
Doc Davidson’s chimney at Compo, across from the marina
Is that photo challenge Doc Davidson’s house, almost opposite the entrance to the Compo Beach parking lot?
House on the corner of Bradley and Compo Beach Rds
Congrats to everyone who knew it’s the chimney on Doc Davidson’s house (65 Compo Beach Road, directly opposite the beach entrance). It’s a great home, and he’s a great guy too!
But wait! There’s more! Did you know about another cool feature of Doc’s house? Click here:
https://06880danwoog.com/2009/07/06/ebbets-field-lives-in-westport/
I just wanted to add that Doc has a terrific documentary coming out soon about baseball in Cuba from the 1920s-1950s, which includes some fascinating stories about Major League Baseball stars playing there. This should be of interest to all fans of baseball history.
Compo marina boat house fireplace chimney
That is in the chimney on the house across
From Compo Beach on Compo Beach Rd
And next to Bradley St. I think the house
Or the trim is blue.